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Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 40
General ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Connecting the gas cylinder.................................................................................................................. 40
Establishing a ground (earth) connection to the workpiece .................................................................. 40
Connecting the welding torch................................................................................................................ 41
Welding 43
TIG modes ................................................................................................................................................. 45
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 45
Symbols and their explanations ............................................................................................................ 45
2-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 46
Spot welding ......................................................................................................................................... 46
4-step mode .......................................................................................................................................... 47
Special 4-step: variant 1 ....................................................................................................................... 47
Overloading of the tungsten electrode ....................................................................................................... 49
Overloading of the tungsten electrode .................................................................................................. 49
TIG welding................................................................................................................................................ 50
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 50
Welding parameters.............................................................................................................................. 50
Preparations.......................................................................................................................................... 51
TIG welding........................................................................................................................................... 51
Igniting the arc ........................................................................................................................................... 52
Igniting the arc using high frequency(HF ignition)................................................................................. 52
Touchdown ignition ............................................................................................................................... 53
End of welding ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Special functions and options .................................................................................................................... 55
Arc break watchdog function................................................................................................................. 55
Ignition time-out function....................................................................................................................... 55
TIG pulsing............................................................................................................................................ 55
Tacking function.................................................................................................................................... 56
MMA welding ............................................................................................................................................. 58
Safety.................................................................................................................................................... 58
Preparations.......................................................................................................................................... 58
MMA welding ........................................................................................................................................ 58
HotStart function ................................................................................................................................... 59
Anti-stick function.................................................................................................................................. 59
Setup settings 61
The Setup menu ........................................................................................................................................ 63
General ................................................................................................................................................. 63
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 63
Shielding gas setup menu.......................................................................................................................... 64
General ................................................................................................................................................. 64
Accessing the Shielding gas setup menu ............................................................................................. 64
Changing welding parameters .............................................................................................................. 64
Exiting the Shielding gas setup menu................................................................................................... 64
Welding parameters in the Shielding gas setup menu.......................................................................... 64
TIG setup menu ......................................................................................................................................... 66
Accessing the TIG setup menu...................................................................................................
.......... 66
Changing welding parameters .............................................................................................................. 66
Exiting the TIG setup menu .................................................................................................................. 66
Welding parameters in the TIG setup menu ......................................................................................... 66
TIG setup menu: level 2............................................................................................................................. 69
Accessing the TIG setup menu: level 2 ................................................................................................ 69
Changing welding parameters .............................................................................................................. 69
Exiting the TIG setup menu: level 2 ...................................................................................................... 69
Welding parameters in the TIG setup menu: level 2............................................................................. 69
Rod electrode setup menu......................................................................................................................... 71
Accessing the Rod electrode setup menu ............................................................................................ 71
Changing welding parameters .............................................................................................................. 71
Exiting the Rod electrode setup menu .................................................................................................. 71
Welding parameters in the Rod electrode setup menu......................................................................... 71